China's Top Regulatory Bodies and Academics Are Confirmed Speakers for the Upcoming Impact China IV Conference Taking Place May 4-6, 2008 in Beijing, China.

NEW YORK -- Happy Chinese New Year! ALM's Strategic Research Institute is proud to announce Impact China IV, the leading conference on R&D in China. As the market matures, it is no longer a question of whether you should be considering China as part of your global drug development but when and how to include China in your forward goals. Impact China answers this question with practical guidance for getting business done in China.

Confirmed representatives from regulatory bodies include: Cathy Yang, Senior Manager Drug Regulatory and Medical Affairs, RDPAC; Vivian Chen, Director of Health and Economic Policy, RDPAC, Jia Qi Xu, Deputy Director General, Department of Policy and Regulation, SFDA and Haichao Lei, Ministry of Health. Additional members of the speaker faculty include: Jin Ren, MD., Ph.D., Director, Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Material Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hongkui Deng, Professor at Peking University and Xuetao Pei, Professor, Director, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine.

Impact China IV also features in-depth presentations from top-tier multinational companies, representing the largest R&D budgets in the world. Please visit www.almevents.com/china for a full program and a list of confirmed speakers.

An international audience comprised of hundreds or senior level executives will converge in Beijing in May. Please reserve your seat early and ensure your participation at the industry's leading event.

For more information on Impact China IV, please contact Judy Kelly, Senior Event Director, ALM/ SRI, at 212-967-0095 ext 241 or at [e-mail].

The Strategic Research Institute is part of ALM's Conference and Trade Show Division, one of North America's largest producers of educational and networking events for business leaders and the legal profession. The division offers more than 300 conferences and two leading industry tradeshows annually, on a broad range of topics.

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